Politics May 18 Senate Veteran Specter Loses Pennsylvania Democratic Primary Updated 11:58 p.m. ET | Despite the backing of President Barack Obama, Gov. Ed Rendell and much of the Democratic Party apparatus, five-term Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter lost a close primary challenge from Rep. Joe Sestak. "It's no surprise…
Politics May 17 Watch Our Reports on the Arkansas and Pennsylvania Primaries Tuesday, May 18, marks the first big voting day in the 2010 Congressional midterm primary season, with primaries being held for Senate seats in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Those contests could show establishment politicians losing to challengers in a political…
Politics Apr 29 Crist’s Independent Bid Opens New Political Frontier in Florida Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that he will run as an independent in the race to fill an open Senate seat. How would Sunshine State voters react to a three-way race? We ask two political…
Politics Apr 28 Supreme Court Rules WWI Cross Can Remain in California Federal Park A divided Supreme Court ruled today that a Latin cross honoring American soldiers who served in World War I can remain in a federal park in California. In writing for the plurality of the court, Justice Anthony Kennedy…
Politics Apr 20 Supreme Court Strikes Down Law on Animal Cruelty Videos The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 1999 federal law banning videos of animal cruelty violates the First Amendment's free speech protections. The court voted 8-1 to overturn the law. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explained the…
Politics Apr 19 Marcia Coyle: Supreme Court Weighs Privacy Limits of Texting at Work Marcia Coyle, NewsHour regular and Washington correspondent for the National Law Journal, spoke with us Monday afternoon about oral arguments heard before the Supreme Court earlier in the day. Here is an excerpt of our conversation. On Monday's NewsHour,…
Politics Apr 16 Who’s in the Florida Tea Party? _pap_embed_custom('news01s3e36qe64',482,304,""); If you watched any television news Thursday, you likely saw swarms of Americans -- some holding signs, some dressed as 18th century revolutionaries and others in casual wear -- protesting government spending. The Tax Day protests marked…
Economy Apr 12 Florida Prof: State’s ‘Adolescent’ Economy Is Still Growing Up Florida is used to visitors – some come to see Disney World, while others relocate to the Sunshine State after they retire. According to University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith, the state’s economy has depended on constant population…
Nation Mar 25 Military to Make It More Difficult to Expel Gays From Its Ranks In a major policy shift, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced at a news conference Thursday that the military will make it more difficult for gay service members to be expelled as part of a broader review of…
Health Mar 24 Excerpts: Pelosi on Health Reform as a Model for Future Legislation Fresh off the passage of sweeping health care reform legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with Jim Lehrer Wednesday about the political battle over the bill, what it means for the American public and why lawmakers were so sharply…